Coban, Guatemala - Among the poor of a poor world ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

In the most hidden corners of a town on the other side of the world there is someone waiting for a smile, a meal, a hot drink .... 

Naples, Italy - Ombudsmen for interculture and social cohesion ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.

Ceremony for the awarding of Ombudsman degrees for Interculture and Social Cohesion in the Aula Magna of the "Federico II" University of Naples. 

A step forward for integration, a step forward for Italy.

Kiev, Ucraine - "The Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction" (Ps 1)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Madrid, Spain - If there is love, it's delicious (food, we mean) ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

Sandwiches well filled for those who live on the street .... 

Novara, Italy - Opening eyes from an early age on the world scenarios ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the Schools of Peace. 

Madrid, Spain - A lunch without borders for the World Day of the Poor ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

"In the face of contempt for human dignity, we often remain with arms folded or stretched out as a sign of our frustration before the grim power of evil. Yet we Christians cannot stand with arms folded in indifference, or with arms outstretched in helplessness. No. As believers, we must stretch out our hands, as Jesus does with us. The cry of the poor finds a hearing with God. Yet I ask, does it with us? Do we have eyes to see, ears to hear, hands outstretched to offer help? Or do we keep repeating: 'Come back tomorrow'? 'Christ himself appeals to the charity of his disciples in the person of the poor'. He asks us to recognize him in all those who are hungry and thirsty, in the stranger and those stripped of dignity, in the sick and those in prison" (homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor's Mass). 

Maputo, Mozambique - Lunch with street children on World Day of the Poor ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

"The cry of the poor: it is the cry of every Lazarus who weeps while the wealthy few feast on what, in justice, belongs to all. Injustice is the perverse root of poverty. Every day that cry gets louder, but every day heard less, drowned out by the din of the rich few, who grow ever fewer and more rich" (homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor's Mass). 

Paris, France - Lunch at Saint-Eustache on World Day of the Poor

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

"The cry of the poor: it is the stifled cry of the unborn, of starving children, of young people more used to the explosion of bombs than happy shouts of the playground. It is the cry of the elderly, cast off and abandoned to themselves. It is the cry of all those who face the storms of life without the presence of a friend. It is the cry of all those forced to flee their homes and native land for an uncertain future. It is the cry of entire peoples, deprived even of the great natural resources at their disposal" ((homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor's Mass). 

Lima, Peru - Portrait of a family with the poor ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

"It is important for all of us to live our faith in contact with those in need. This is not a sociological option, the fashion of a single pontificate; it is a theological requirement. It entails acknowledging that we are beggars pleading for salvation, brothers and sisters of all, but especially of the poor whom the Lord loves" (homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor). 

Berlin, Germany - Lunch in the cathedral for the World Day of the Poor

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

"Let us ask God to make us like the Church described in the first reading: always on the move, good at leaving and faithful in serving. Rouse us, Lord, from our idle calm, from the quiet lull of our safe harbours. [...] Teach us, Lord, to know how to 'leave' in order to set out on the road you have shown us: to God and to our neighbour" (homily of Pope Francis for the World Day of the Poor). 

Pecs, Hungary - A special evening, a shelter from the cold around ...

The Commnity of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.
A house opens its doors to those who do not have a home, a hot meal is served on the table for those used to the soup kitchens .... 

Liège, Belgium: "Even though I walk through the darkest valley I will fear no evil, for you are with me" (Ps 23)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Abuja, Nigeria - A meal for those who have nothing ...

The Commuinty of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

Preparing a dinner for the Nigerian capital city's homeless people. Community members will stop in the various places in the city center where they know it's likely to meet their friends. 

Praia, Cape Verde - In a courtyard, a seed of friendship and peace ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the Schools of Peace. 

Parma, Italy - "We will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea" (Ps 46)

The Community of Sant'Egidio and prayer. 

Puebla, Mexico - A hug along the way ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.

A moment of the welcoming, in the church of the Assumption, for a part of the Caravan of Migrants, that, from the small countries of Central America, try to reach the United States.

To everyone were distributed food, beverages, clothes, while for the children were organized games and educational activities. 

Peace is a path to be accomplished. Inside and outside of us.

Antwerp, Belgium - And all of a sudden you find the room full of young people listening to you ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the poor.

Listening to the story of a life in an elderly house room ... 

Kampala, Uganda - Someone came right for you ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and the outskirts.

The joy of seeing each other again and receiving an invitation .... 

Barcelona, Spain - A movement for peace throughout the continents ...

The Community of Sant'Egidio and peace.

A movement was born from Bologna, for three days "capital of peace", a movement of people dreaming of the end of every conflict. 

In many corners of the world Sant'Egidio is promoting initiatives and events similar to that of Bologna, interfaith meetings among the builders of peace bridges.